Wire-fence staple.



Nd. 824,849. PATBNTED JULY 3, 1906. U; DURAND. WIRE FENCE STAPLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17,1905;

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ULRICH DURAND, OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE STAPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

Application filed June 17, 1905. Serial No. 265,753.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ULRIoH DURAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Staples, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to staples for fastening the line-wires of a fence to wooden posts, and has for one of its objects the construction of a staple with its outer sides beveled, so that when driven into the post its ends are forced toward each other and clenched.

'Another object is the construction of the head of the staple so as to provide means to secure the horizontal line-wires of a wovenwire fence, and also one of the cross-wires, two separate loops being provided at right angles to one another and with a depression between them, which contacting with the post prevents the staple from being driven in so far as to bury the line-wire in the post, as has to be frequently done with the ordinary staple in order to prevent it from being pulled out by the tension of the line-wire.

The construction and advantages of my invention will be fully explained hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a fence-post and a fragment of a woven-mesh fence, showing the application of my invention; Fig. 2, a side view of my improved staple; Fig. 3, an ed e view, and Fig. 4 a top plan view.

n the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My staple consists of a single strand of wire or bar metal bent substantially in its middle to form a U-shaped depression A. The two ends of the wire are then bent on themselves to form two loops B and C on planes at right angles to one another, the ends of the wire then being extended to form the prongs of the staple. The loop B'is wider than the loop C and is intended to receive the linewire D of the fence, while the loop C may be used to inclose one of the cross-wires E of a woven-mesh fence, if desired. The depression A, however, prevents the staple from being driven too far into the post.

The prongs of the staple (designated by the character F) have their outer surfaces beveled toward the inner portion of the prongs, as shown at G, so that when being driven into the post the ends are forced toward each other and clenched.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A staple having its head bent to form a loop and depression on one plane, and another loo on a plane at an angle to the plane of the first-named loop, substantially as shown and described.

2. A staple having its head bent to form a loop and depression on one lane, and another loop on a plane at a ri iit angle to the first-named loop, substantially as shown and described.

3. A wire-fence staple having its head bent to form a loop and depression on the same plane, and a smaller loop on a plane at an angle to the plane of the first-named loop, substantially as shown and described.

4. A wire-fence staple having its head bent to form a loop and depression on the same plane, and a smaller loop on a plane at a right angle to the plane of the first-named loop, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ULRICH DURAND. 

